Anderson Alex - All-in-one quilters reference tool: easy-to-follow charts, tables & illustrations--yardage requirements--cutting instructions--setting secrets--choosing supplies--piecing techniques--number

Publisher: Amy Marson Creative Director: Gailen Runge Art Director/Cover Designer: Kristy Zacharias Editor: Liz Aneloski Technical Editors: Joyce Lytle, Carolyn Aune, Cynthia Hilton, Teresa Stroin, and Debbie Rodgers Book Designer: Christina Jarumay Fox Production Coordinators: Jessica Jenkins and Rue Flaherty Production Editor: Katie Van Amburg Illustrator: Jenny Davis Photo Assistant: Mary Peyton Peppo Cover Photography by Diane Pedersen and Nissa Brehmer of C&T Publishing, Inc. Published by C&T Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 1456, Lafayette, CA 94549 Quick-Start Guide What size is the bed? What size should the quilt be? What size will the quilt be? How many blocks do I need? How many sashing pieces and cornerstones do I need? What size do I need to cut my side and corner setting triangles? How many side and corner setting triangles do I need? How do I convert inches to yards? What millimeter setting do I use when the pattern says stitches per inch? How do I convert yards to decimals? How many squares, rectangles, sashing strips, triangles, hexagons, 60 diamonds, or 45 diamonds can I get out of a specific amount of fabric? How much fabric do I need? How much fabric do I need for backings, borders, or binding? What width of binding strip do I cut? How do I cut bias binding? Where should the grainline be? How do I figure out what size of pieces to cut? Which needle should I use for this thread? Which needle should I use for this fabric? What is the correct thread tension? How do I sew a Y-seam? How do I make half-square triangle units? What size do I cut pieces for Flying Geese and how do I make them? What size do I cut pieces for Square-in-a-Square blocks and how do I make them? How do I sew a curved seam? What size do I cut the squares for prairie points? How do I sew a mitered border? How do I sew a mitered binding? How do I seam the binding ends? How do I sew a hanging sleeve? How do I make a Nine-Patch block in 5 sizes? For More Detailed Information For further reading and more detailed information on many of the topics included in this tool, please refer to these books: The Art of Classic Quiltmaking by Harriet Hargrave & Sharyn Craig From Fiber to Fabric by Harriet Hargrave Great Sets by Sharyn Craig Rotary Cutting with Alex Anderson Other great tools from C&T Publishing: